How does he know? Has Fox ever tried "news" after 5 ?
Network news, as we have known it for 50 years, has always been a loss leader. The ads they sold never could pay the freight. Their salaries and overhead were paid from extra profit from the entertainment divisions. But they always had enough political clout to keep their jobs and power.
As nets lose more and more advertising, the pinch on news divisions will increase. At some point, the nets will be in survival mode and NO ONE will be kept who doesn't pay his way. It will be strictly a business decision...
At least its still live. By the time I get home and flip on the tube, its halfway through the reruns and I depend entirely on the internet.
Some days when things are happening quick I get angry enought to want to hurl the TV out the window because I can't get anything new.
If you are talking about Fox broadcast channels, our channel has 9pm news every day, and 5pm & 9pm on the weekends.